18 by the glassMainz-Laubenheim
Vineyard-hill wine bar and gastronomy at the Hofgut Laubenheimer Hoehe above Mainz-Laubenheim. 50 Mainz wines, 100 Rheinhessen bottles and a curated international shelf with regional dishes from within 50 km.
The list: Vineyard-hill wine bar above Mainz-Laubenheim with 50 selected Mainz wines, 100 Rheinhessen bottles and a Great Wine Capitals international shelf, paired with regional dishes from within 50 km
Pours: Mainz Riesling, Rheinhessen Spaetburgunder, Rheinhessen Silvaner
14 by the glassMainz old town
Vaulted-cellar wine bar in central Mainz on the foundations of the former Jakobsberg monastery. Owner-winemaker Stefan Michel pours his family Weinolsheim wines alongside Rheinhessen and Rheingau bottles.
The list: Vaulted-cellar wine bar on the foundations of the former Jakobsberg monastery pouring Rheinhessen wines from the family Weinolsheim estate and Rheingau guests
Pours: Weinolsheim Riesling, Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling
14 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Historic Mainz Weinstube at Grebenstrasse 3 between the Dom and the Priesterseminar, with first documentation as a wine house in 1791. Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Mainz cuisine in a small wood-panelled room.
The list: Mainz Altstadt Weinstube with first documentation in 1791, pouring Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Meenzer Hausmannskost; women-led ownership across multiple generations
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder
16 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Half-timbered Mainz Altstadt wine house at Badergasse 1, run by Pierre and Murielle Stadelmann with French-Mainz fusion cuisine. Recipient of the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Award 2024 in Art and Culture.
The list: 300-year-old Mainz wine house at Badergasse 1 with a French-Mainz fusion programme, pouring Rheinhessen and Rheingau by the glass alongside coq au vin, moules and Meenzer Handkaes
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling
40 by the glassMainz city centre
Mainz Weinhaus at Rheinstrasse 38 with 40 open Rheinhessen wines by the glass and a 100-bottle Rheinhessen-Rheingau-Mosel list. Classic Weinstube fare with a weekly-changing menu and a 90-seat indoor room.
The list: 40 open Rheinhessen wines by the glass plus more than 100 bottles across Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Mosel, southern Europe and Australia; menu adjusted weekly
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling
12 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Traditional Mainz Weinhaus at Jakobsbergstrasse 9, a few minutes from the Hauptbahnhof, with ceiling-high wood panelling and a century of trading history. Rheinhessen and Pfalz Riesling by the glass with Hausmannskost classics.
The list: Ceiling-high wood-panelled Mainz Weinstube with more than 100 years of trading history, pouring a Rheinhessen-and-Pfalz house list by the glass alongside Hausmannskost classics
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Pfalz Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner